Monthly Archives: August 2009

New cohort studies were published in the last few weeks on the impact of following the Mediterranean diet on the risk of senile dementia.  This led me to do a quick review of the research behind the general wisdom that … Continue reading →

This is about alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone tripeptide K(D)PT.   In the blog post Anti-inflammatory effects of the hormone alpha-MSH, I discussed a line of research linking the human hormone alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) to reduction of inflammation.  Alpha-MSH is synthesized in human … Continue reading →

A new study just published  in the New England Journal of Medicine points out yet-again the growing risk due to low-level radiation associated with the increasing use of CAT scans and other sophisticated radiological procedures.  The study looked at the … Continue reading →

Perhaps you have been wondering about this too.  I have been spending a good deal of time in research, thought and writing recently in order to generate long technical blog posts such as those in the recent three-part series on … Continue reading →

This is Part III of three lengthily posts involving autoimmune diseases and lymphomas.  In the Part I post, I focused on a particular autoimmune disease, Lupus erythematosus, its genetic causes and new therapies intended to address it.  The Part II … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the National Center for Health Statistics in its preliminary 2007 statistical report on deaths indicated that average life expectancy (at birth) in the US was up 73 days in 2007 from 2006, up to 77.9 years.  The report indicated … Continue reading →

This is the second of three lengthily posts involving autoimmune diseases and lymphoma.  In the first post I focused on a particular autoimmune disease, Lupus erythematosus, its genetic causes and new therapies intended to address it.  This Part II post … Continue reading →

FROM TIME TO TIME, THIS BLOG DISCUSSES DISEASE PROCESSES.  THE INTENTION OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS IS TO CONVEY CURRENT RESEARCH FINDINGS AND OPINIONS, NOT TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE.  THE INFORMATION IN POSTS IN THIS BLOG IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A … Continue reading →

There is more hard evidence coming in to support the notion that if we want to get somewhere with preventing and curing cancers, the best approach invoves broadening focus from what is going on inside and among cancer cells to … Continue reading →

This is the first of three blog posts I intend to create relating to recent research on autoimmune diseases, Lupus in particular, the links between autoimmune diseases and lymphoma cancers, and such cancers themselves.  This Part I post is focused … Continue reading →